Differences between SD and normal ammunition

[Koidn 1]

What are all the differences between SD and normal mags?

I heard that SD mags aren't perfectly accurate when shot in a normal weapon, is that true?

[Fraxx 21]

SD mags are silenced ammo if you got a weapon that can shoot it its silenced afaik

[trooper911 78]

SD = Silent discharge

[Koidn 1]

Yes but you can use both ammunition types for both weapon types, so do they have advantages and disadvantages?

Edited July 16, 2012 by Koidn

[Fraxx 21]

like i said before afaik if the weapon can shoot SD ammo its silenced some weapons cannot shoot SD mags

[Eatskittens (DayZ) 20]

SD ammo travels at a slower velocity (under the speed of sound). Therefore it does not have the knock-down power that the normal ammo has.

[Tidewater 1]

The SD ammo is rounds made to be fired at a sub-sonic sound level there for making way less noise but the fact that it is a subsonic round makes it fire at a much lower velocity which in turn cause's it to do less damage. Thats why guns with a suppressor are weaker then there non-suppressed counter parts, its not the suppressor but the ammo they have to fire.

[(TMW) Merino 507]

Take this with a grain of salt, only my personal experiences.

The practical application in the game as far as I know: SD ammo does not attract zombies even if fired from a regular, non-SD weapon. They do sound the same to players however.

Regular weapon with regular ammo: normal audbility for players and zombies

Regular weapon with SD ammo: normal audibility for players, silent for zombies

SD weapon with SD ammo: suppressed sound for players, silent for zombies

SD weapon with regular ammo: not possible

I can't comment on accuracy, bullet drop, accuracy etc. of SD rounds vs. regular rounds.

[amudkipz 46]

Zombies cant hear sd but it shoots higher in non sd guns, also you cant use non-sd ammo in an sd gun.

[Koidn 1]

Thanks a lot guys!

[Leikeland 0]

Also, Rocket has decreased the accuracy when using SD in non SD weapons, to discourage the exploit

[CptTangerine 1]

You CAN use normal mags in SD weapons (at least in Epoch).  I have noticed they seem to attract attention at a similar level to normal rounds though although the weapon sounds silenced to the player.

[madbrood 6]

Latest version of Epoch, you can't use regular Makarov ammo in the SD.

 

This needs to be addressed, imo - a suppressed weapon can fire regular ammunition just as well as subsonic, and vice versa. The only difference would be the sound (I understand this aspect may be a limitation of the Arma engine).

 

How to balance this? Make the ammo evenly distributed - less regular ammo and more SD ammo? I dunno. It's just frustrating that you're kept from using a cartridge that would work just fine in reality.